Bottle stopper and siphon



1943. w. HEETER ET AL BOTTLE STOPPER AND SIPHON- Filed NOV. 15, 1940 I INVENTORS.

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Pateneed Afig. 10, 1943 V ETZ1 Si? I *eem eeemermemeemeee;' it 1 mew W. gem; Belvidel g iqll we we. 'Wooclhead; Eliza/bath, L,-assg&1oa=s to Cen V g. (30., Chilzago, m; anemon- This inventien relet es' to' e' bottTe stiop'e'er and particularly T10 8; stopper made; of Sofia; flexiffl, rubbei l ike materiel; whereby "so *seeizl" 'afbot't'le; More specifieally, the invention fel'a-tes to a fie);- ibIe, rubber li-le both-1e stopper which-'- isedepeed wbe applied over the neck of'bettles which'liave i ng fiher'ethrough and anew and improved valve mechanism, whereby 't1ie- -st;opper may also be:

ueed' as siphon fer bottled ear'bonated bever Another important objectof the invendion, is to previde a iL-lbber-iike stopper for stoppingthe ne of a bottle, there'bei rig communicating pas sages formeddn': the stepper amd -acfaptedtoihave opal-213W: communication Tay depressing an in te ral partof'th'estopper body.

A s T furth r object of tfieinvenfion is the movie on of e-new ahd-i'mprovedstopp'e elemefi-t incorporated therewith means wrierel ay having the etop'per not; only at: as means for seailing' cryoorking ab'oetl-e, b1113 eleo to provide- Si-phens= to drain tifiie carbonated liquid conteIi-ts heb'o'ttle.

A further object of the ii-lventibio. is the provisis-:1- of a-rubbe? stopper element beihg provided with passag es'thel'ein wherey tfije stopper may be used e; siphon, the stc eer else-being prov11" meanswhereb may beincerpo railed intez orly' ethe bofile-to oause dh'e' carbon dinxi'deor ofihex-"czfbonut ed means frem becom ing'd-iseesom'ated with the liquid in e'bot-tle, a's Wellies tecause a pressure the botaile'to insure definitely ctmtimzed siphonie Nmn'ermls other eb j'e'cte advantages will be; apparent tllmw hout meg-mess o'fthe forlowing specification.

The accompanying draming idlustrefibes selected. embo diment-s of the invention, and the views themein as follows: 1

Figure l is a olefil elevatienal View of" "ottl'e' with which the improved st'opperconstifit fhe invention is applied; Y

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'Fig'uite' 3 is a; detail longi-tudinal -sectienal View ofithe 1ine;33 o-fFig-urek 'prisesa body portion 1 isedevpfi'eflfifio extend-downwardly inside the neck also ihcl udes a down 1 elem-lithe mel jexte" al en asspaTkIingwwfier; g gel a leand' the like; The

stopper is prefevaflfilj madeof rubber "and; comv rig; a'stem '2 which 2" of-mboml'em may Ward-1 3 exfiending inu'eg-nM portion 7 5 V tendsexberi-orlyof' he bot t le-n'edk and h s-aln annular groove- 6- adapted to'receive the bee f'the bottle meek;

hamber E formed sage through as mates:- with a charm.

- b0613 mpxmrdlyiofi tee-chamber 9i and near: the

uppenepamv'o't thevbocw I. The assage H is adapted? fie: xeceive lse omzved spout: #3 through wmeh the cairbm'wted 'lifquitt in the dmringzopezz'ati'oneo-fthe:deviee; I

Tehe -upiieflend 0' chamber-9 is provided;

wiztl iia valvelsesame 1 1st e vaflve memis; in the form heme seats; The val-i e memb rofae: 'scriew, tfiefheeud -of the screw oe'mprising the".

zvlfiwe-menfiiened ehiamliers passages and out avertibal pessagef I i and is adapted eXtFeIne mew:

H: at the extreme; upper 1 .3 hymeafieoflthe passag' the tube in Figure l but, because of the resiliency of the material, is adapted to be pressed downwardly so as to remove the valve I from its seat I4.

After a bottle ofcarbonated beverage, such as sparkling water, ginger ale, etc., is opened, the combined stopper and siphon is arranged in place, whereby the bottom of the tube I9 will extend. substantially at the extreme'bottom of the bottle, and the'stopper, by pressing the rubher body, is applied about the neck of the bottle, as shown. In placing the combined stopper and siphon in position, it is desirable and advantageous that the. nipple be pressed downwardly to unseat the valve so that'the fluid will be free to extend up into the-tube I0. Inorder to preof leakage about the valve seat. However, by the use of a particular kind of screw to provide the valve member I5, very satisfactory results have been obtained, and a tight seal is provided valve I5, as shownin Figures 8 and 6, a valve vent agitation or so-called boiling when the a tube is pushed down into the liquid, the valve should be unseated, or other means provided to permit the escape of-air from the tube. This latter means may comprise an opening or aperture A formed in the tube near the upper end thereof and below the end of the stem when the tube I0 and body I are arranged in inoperative position. The tube thus is made of sufficient length so that the extreme bottom of the tube may extend to the bottom of the bottle so that when the stopper is pushed down into sealing engagement with the bottle, the tube will be pressed upwardly in the stem, whereby-the orifice oraperture A will be covered by a part of the stem 2, as clearly shown in Figures 3 to 5. In order to permit fluid to pass through the tube, the bottom of the tube I0 is cut at anangle of about 45. In applying the device to the bottie, the tube is so positioned with respect to the stem 2 of the body member that the opening A will be below the bottom edge of the stem 2. Then as the stopper is pressed down into sealing engagement with the neck of the bottle, the bottom beveled edge of the tube will strike the bottom. of the bottle and cause the tube to beforced upwardly into operative position with respect to the neck 3. This construction permits air in the tube to be dissipated as the device is being applied to the bottle neck. After the stopper is to give life to the gas. Then as the nipple or button I8 is pressed downwardly, the passage through the tube I0 and through the spout I3 will be completely opened and the carbonated water, because of its gaseous content, will flow through the spout I3. In such cases where there is sufficient gas in the liquid to force all the liquid out of the bottle, the contents may be again shaken to create additional gaseous pressure. Moreover, theidevice provides a siphon for bottles completely'sealing the bottle whennot in use and providing a siphon at all times.v

The valve. I5 is in the form of a screw, as shown in Figure 3, and is applied by forcing the screw through the passage 8 until the underside of its head engages the valve seat I4. By means of a screw driver, the valve may be turned so that several-threads of the screw are in engagement with the rubber, whereby the valve is properly seated and properly supported. The head of the screw comprising the valve I5 is preferably as indicated in Figure 6, whereby a cross slot is formed toreceive the bit of a screw-driver. The ends of the cros slots do not extend to the outer periphery of the screw head, and therefore a solid valve member is provided which seats snugly against the valve seat. If, however, the

slots extended completely to the extreme edge of the screw head, there would be a possibility applied in position, the bottle is shaken whereby between the seat and the valve head I5. Instead of using the particular type of screw to form the member 2|, Figures 4 and,5, may be employed. The valve member 2| has a head 22 which forms the valve for engagement with the valve seat M. The end of the valve may be threaded, as indicated at 23, so as to threadedly engage a nipple member 24 imbedded in the button part I8 of the rubber body I. I V

It is well known that a partly empty bottle of carbonated liquid,'.even though tightly sealed, will lose its 'effervescence after it has stood for awhile. This occurs because the carbon dioxide or other gas leaves the liquid and floats to the top of the bottle above the liquid line. Therefore, while there may be sufficient-gas pressure in the bottle to force the liquid out of the bottle when the valve I5 is open, there is an insufficient quantity of gas in the liquid to make it palatable. Means are therefore provided to insure suiiicient pressure within the partly empty bottle so that herein disclosedfor effecting this operation comprises a small bulb 25 preferably mountedat the side of the body I and having communication with a small'tubular; passage 26 formed in the body I. A valve 21 is formed in the bulb 25 so that air. may be forced interiorly of the bulb but prevented from passing out of the bulb. Moreover, the bulb includes'a second valve 28 at its inner end to prevent any pressure inside ofthe bottle from passing through the passage 26 and into the bulb. Therefore, by merely pressing; the small bulb 25 a few times, in the same manner in which an atomizer bulb'is operated,

air pressure is formed inside of the bottle. This air pressure will provide thesufilcient force required to force the liquid contents in the bottle out through the spout I3 without-in any way affecting the gas content of the liquid. More-,

over, it has been found that the left over contents in the bottle, after it has stood for awhile, will retain all the effervescent characteristics of the contents as when originally opened, if the bulb is'operated a few times before the valve I5 is operated. Operation of the bulb supplies pressure inside of the bottle and tends to force the carbon dioxide, or other gas intothe fluid and at the same time supplies sufficient pressure to force the liquid contents out'of the bottle and through the spoutI3.

The invention can be readily and economically manufactured.- It is also efficient in that it seals the bottle neck tightly and prevents the escape of any of the gas contained in the liquid. Moreover, the device can be readily molded and comprises few and simple parts.

In Figure 4, the rubber body I is provided with an extended apron 30 having a plurality of spaced annular ribs and grooves 3I and 32 to engage the outer surface of the bottle neck. In Figure 5, the body I is provided with a'flexible apron portion 40 whichmay have a weakened line of resistance at the point indicated at M,

whereby a tight seal is effected between the botti n provides a means which is unique because of its simplicity and construction of parts, whereby a relatively inexpensive stopper may act as a siphon. The stopper also includes means,

for forcing air pressure inside of the bottle. In

this latter embodiment, it hasrbeen deemed advisable to provide the passage 25,.as shown, instead of having a direct passage from the bulb 25 to the compartment 9, whereby air would be communication between passages by depressing a part of said body member, a tube slidably mounted in the passage in the stem and adapted to extend downwardly into a bottle near the bottom of the bottle, said tube being provided with an opening for passages of gas and air in an upper side wall thereof, and said opening'being positioned to be opened and closed by said stem upon sliding movement of said tube Within the stem.

2. A combined bottle stopper and siphon :com- I prising a body member made of flexible, rubberlike material'and having a downwardly extending stem portion adapted to extend into the neck forced through the tube. Such an arrangement;

would cause a disturbance of the liquid and drive the gas out of the liquid instead of driving the gas into the liquid.

The invention is relatively simple in construction, can be readily and economically manufactured and may be applied instantly and quickly to the necks of bottles.

Changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages, and the right is hereby reserved to make all such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the following claims.

The invention is hereby claimed as follows:

1. A combined bottle stopper and siphon comprising a body member made of flexible, rubberlike material and having a downwardly extending stem portion adapted to extend into the neck of a bottle to provide a seal for the bottle,

an exteriorly depending portion adapted .to engage the outside of the bottle to further seal the bottle, said body having a chamber therein and a pair of passages in communicationwith the chamber, one of said passages extending longitudinally of the stem, a valve in the chamber between said passages to close communication .therebetween, said valve being operated to effect of a bottle to provide a seal for the bottle, an exteriorly depending portion adapted to engage the outside of the bottle to further seal the bottle, said body having a chamber therein anda pair of passages in communication with the chamber, one of said passages extending longitudinally of the stem, a valve in the chamber between said passages to close communication therebetween, said valve being. operatedto effect communication between passages by depressing a part of said body member, a tube in the passageinthe stem and adapted to extend downwardly into a bottle into engagement with the bottom of the bottle, said tube being provided with an opening for passage of gas andair in an upper side wall thereof, said opening being adapted to be positioned below said stem during insertion of said stopper, and, said tube having a length such that said opening is moved upwardly to be closed by said stem upon complete insertion of the stopper. V I r 3. A combined bottle stopper and siphon com prising a body member having'a downwardly extending stem portion adapted to extend into the neck of a bottle, means for securing said body member to the neck of a bottle to seal the bottle,

said body member having a pair of communicating passages, one of said passages extending 103 gitudinally of said stem,- a valve for closing com munication between said passages, means on said body member for operating said valve to eifect communication between the passages, a tube slidably mounted in the passage in said stem and adapted to extend downwardly into a bottle, said tube being provided with an opening for passage 

